Sadiq Khan, London’s Muslim Mayor, Calls Trump ‘Ignorant About Islam’
Source: The New York Times By STEVEN ERLANGER and STEPHEN CASTLE LONDON — The new mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said on Wednesday that his election in the face of a […]
Latino Muslims at country’s only Spanish-speaking mosque: ‘Islam changed my life’
Source: The Guardian By Ryan Schuessler in Houston Alfonso Flores looked relieved. Standing at the front of the prayer hall, the 29-year-old dental technician accepted hugs and handshakes from other members of […]
USA: Synagogue “Congregation ETZ Chaim” invite Ahmadiyya Imam Shamshad to attend Farewell ceremony of retiring Rabbi Steven Bob
Report by: Mirza Mashhood “Islam Teaches Love, Respect, Harmony and tolerance in the society”, said Imam shamshad Friday, May 6th, 2016: Imam Shamshad and few members from Ahmadiyya Mosque “Baitul Jaamay” in Glen Ellyn Chicago area, were invited by a local Synagogue in Lombard “Congregation ETZ Chaim” located at 1710 […]
Historic Bosnian mosque reopens in move towards reconciliation
Source: Reuters BANJA LUKA, BOSNIA | BY GORDANA KATANA AND MAJA ZUVELA Thousands of Muslims flocked to the capital of Bosnia’s Serb region on Saturday for the reopening of a historic mosque destroyed during wartime, a ceremony seen as encouraging religious tolerance among deeply divided communities. Twenty years after the […]
The Marseille synagogue that is becoming a mosque
Source: BBC By Lucy Williamson BBC News, Marseille For the first time, a synagogue in Marseille is in the process of being sold to a Muslim organisation, which has plans […]
Pakistan honours Christian politician in new postage stamp
Source: AsiaNews Dewan Bahadur S P Singha is on new 10-rupee stamp. He opted for Pakistan in a critical vote in the Punjab legislature at the time of partition. Christians […]
Faith and Fighting: Amir Khan’s Quest to Be a Muslim Role Model
Source: Bleach Report By Ray Markarian, Contributor OAKLAND, California — As we drove north on Interstate 880 toward downtown Oakland on a cold Friday night this winter,Amir Khan asked […]
When Europe Loved Islam
Before the continent started banning hijab, European aristocrats used to change their names to Abdullah and Muhammad, and going to the local mosque was the latest trend. BY MARYA HANNUN, SOPHIE SPAAN MAY 5, 2016 From the outside, with its high minarets and bulbous Mughal-style dome, the Wilmersdorf mosque, located […]
Muslim women kicked out of California restaurant sue for discrimination
Source: The Guardian By Sam Levin in San Francisco Seven Muslim women who were kicked out of a southern California restaurant are suing the business for discrimination, alleging that they were […]
London may be about to elect its first Muslim mayor. So what?
Source: The Washington Post By Adam Taylor As Londoners go to the polls on Thursday, Sadiq Khan is widely expected to win the election to become the city’s mayor. If he does, […]
Texas prison ban on Muslim inmate beards, caps ruled illegal
Source: Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A federal appeals court panel has upheld a Texas prison inmate’s right to a beard and skullcap as required by his religious beliefs. In a 32-page opinion filed Monday, a three-judge 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in New Orleans unanimously upheld a […]
The political divide on views toward Muslims and Islam
Source: Pew Research Center BY MICHAEL LIPKA How much does politics factor into Americans’ perceptions of Muslims and Islam? A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in 2014 shows that people who identify as Republicans or say they lean toward the Republican Party have more negative views of Muslims […]
Wave of the future in USA: Interfaith Studies in colleges
Epigraph Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
German Jews divided over fears of 1 million Muslim newcomers
Source: Associated Press By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER BERLIN (AP) — When the leader of Germany’s Jews spoke out against the flow of Muslim migrants to Europe, a rabbinical student denounced his […]
How to Build a Global Islamic Finance Centre
Ambrose 2nd May 2016 Current Islamic Finance Hubs Lack Clustering Critical Mass Article Overview [hide] 1 Current Islamic Finance Hubs Lack Clustering Critical Mass 1.1 What Islamic Finance Hubs can Learn from London’s Success and Tokyo’s Failure 1.2 Existing Islamic Finance Hubs 1.3 The Key Stages of Development 1.4 Development […]
No place for racism in Islam
Deana Nassar | Published — Friday 1 April 2016 Islam with its universal concept of brotherhood rejects all artificial and man-made marks of distinction. When listening to the radio, reading newspapers, surfing the Net or watching television, we are confronted daily with the same sad news: Violence, crime, wars […]
The Divide Over Islam and National Laws in the Muslim World
Source: Pew Research Center BY JACOB POUSHTER As strife in the Middle East continues to make headlines, from the militant group ISIS to Syrian refugees, the Muslim world is […]
UK: “Muslims don’t believe terrorism as part of Islam, they don’t support it & they have absolutely nothing to do with it”, says CBE, OBE & MBE Dr. Hari Shukla
To keep young people away from being radicalized, “We need to understand them, value them, appreciate them & engage them in positive activities”, says CBE, OBE, and MBE Dr. Hari Shukla, Ambassador of peace in Newcastle. Interview by Nabeela Ali, Bureau Chief, Newcastle upon Tyne Dr. Hari Shukla, who has […]
“Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Stands for peace” – Ahmadiyya Imam Syed Shamshad Nasir
News courtesy: Imam Shamshad, Baitul ul Jaam’e Mosque 2 S 510 Route 53, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 Call: 909-636-8332 | Email: shamshadanasir@gmail.com “Ahmadiyya Muslim Comunity Stands for peace” – Ahmadiyya Imam Syed Shamshad Nasir. Imam SHAMSHAD A Nasir was invited in a Turkish American Society at 1415 Hill Ave Wheaton […]